Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, January 4, 1994 TAG: 9401060236
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: Melissa DeVaughn
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Parents will be able to participate in hands-on activities with their children and learn about the various ways schools are improving math instruction.
To register for the workshop, call the school at 382-5172.
Math also will be the topic of the school's January Parent-Teacher Association meeting to be held Jan. 24 at 7 p.m. Butch Morris, supervisor of mathematics for Montgomery County, will speak on the math portion of the Literacy Passport and new directions in math instruction.
Christiansburg Middle School teachers, in conjunction with other Montgomery County schools, are offering a free course for parents on STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE PARENTING of children ages 8 through 15. The course runs one day a week for six weeks at Christiansburg High School, and begins this month.
For further information, call the Parent Resource Center at 382-5194 or the middle school at 382-5168.
Joe Sheffey, director of Financial Aid at New River Community College, will conduct a FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOPo Monday at 7 p.m. at Pulaski County High School. Financial aid forms are available from Cindy Watson in the guidance office or they may be picked up at the workshop.
Also, applications for the Lee-Jackson Scholarship are available in the guidance office. Juniors and seniors are eligible to apply, and must do so by Feb. 26.
Montgomery County elementary-school counselors have designed a series to help parents of preschoolers make the transition into public schools easier for their child and themselves. The classes, called STEPPING STONES TO A GREATER EDUCATION are held the second Tuesday of each month. This month's meeting will be held Jan. 11 from 7 until 8 p.m. at Christiansburg Primary School. The topic is ``Health Issues.'' Dentist Larry McCoy; Bea King, a school nurse; and Sylvia Bond from the Health Department will be the speakers.
For more information on Stepping Stones, call Sherry Reynolds at 951-5737.
The Kaplan Education Center is offering a free seminar for those preparing to take SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT TESTSo or SAT. The seminar will teach students about the test format, learning strategies, practice on sample questions and understanding how the SAT is used in college entrance applications.
Call the center at 552-TEST to reserve a space.
Virginia Tech and the Museum of Natural History are offering two one-credit GRADUATE COURSES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERSo who want to teach about insects in their classrooms.
Aquatic entomology will cover identification of common insects in area streams and ponds and the niche these insects have in aquatic ecosystems, including their use as indicators of an ecosystem's health or pollution. The course also will teach participants the techniques for studying these insects that are best suited for elementary school children.
In the Hands-On Insect Activities course, teachers will practice a variety of effective experiments and activities, as well as develop their own experiments. The course emphasizes live insects and will include, indoor, outdoor, terrestrial and aquatic activities.
Both courses will be taught from 6-8 p.m. and begin on Jan. 20. The courses are suitable for recertification, graduate degree programs and professional development. Enrollment is limited and registration will be accepted by calling Debbie Price at 231-6342
This week SHAWSVILLE HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOLo will be featured. Here is what's happening there:
The school has started a program called, ``Discrete Math,'' in which students find real-world applications for mathematics. The students have learned about fair voting, fair division, set theory and operations, and all sorts of aspects of math in computers. Students are even studying the newspaper to see how math is used in day-to-day life.
It first started at Rutgers University in New Jersey and is now all over the place, including Shawsville High School. It's called the Polar Bear Club, and teachers, parents and students are invited to join. The Polar Bear Club consists of solving logical puzzles without math, computers or other assistance.
Staci Harless and Jackie Cerva of Shawsville Middle School were selected to participate in the District VI All-district Junior High Band. Jackie placed second chair in her group. Both students will perform with the All-District band on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at William Byrd High school in Vinton.
Members of Students Against Drunk Driving and the Student Government Association recently gave the residents of Meadowbrook Nursing Home and Brook Meade Retirement Center fruit baskets for the holidays.
The eighth-graders have submitted essays to the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games in Georgia, as part of an essay contest on ``Izzy,'' the 1994 Summer Olympic Games mascot. All the essays written will be presented in a montage display for athletes and spectators at the Olympics.
Business students and members of the Future Business Leaders of America club recently participated in a recipe drive for entries into the FBLA Community Cookbook which will be published in February. Those who still wish to submit their own recipes may pick up forms from the school's business department.
by CNB